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1940 Sci. News Let. 17 Aug. 103/2 Snake-handling religious cultists of Georgia are ‘all of a piece’ with followers of other cults who go to unusual lengths to show their faith or their access to supernatural powers. The same thing, with or without snake-handling, has been seen in various cultures and various times.

1973 R. L. Fox Alexander the Great iii. 45 Snake-handling is a known practice in the wilder sorts of Greek religion.

1902 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 81/1 Readers of that delightful novel, The World went very well Then, will remember Mr Brinjes of the fiery eye and the snake-stick, who made every negro do his bidding.

1974 H. MacInnes Climb to Lost World vi. 97 We were all hypersensitive about the possibility of being stung or bitten, and kept our snake sticks handy.